National Panamanian News

Teen Pregnancies on the Rise in Panama

The Ministry of Health of Panama reported that in 2016 there were a total of 11,298 teen pregnancies, an increase of 322 compared to ...

Ringling Circus Closes after 146 years

After 146 years, circus owners The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey told The Associated Press their last show would be in May of 2017. There are a number of reasons the ...

Car sales Increase Despite Public Transit Growth

While the government of Panama has spent billions on improving public transportation throughout Panama, the country continues to see growth in car ...

Arrive On-time with Copa Airlines

Recently Copa Airlines, Panama’s leading international Carrier, received worldwide recognition for it’s punctuality. Copa was recognized as the world’s second top airline for ...

Fuel Tanker Flipped near Coronado

A fuel tanker has flipped on the Pan-American Highway near Coronado in the Chame district, right before the entrance to Las Lajas. The truck flipped early Monday ...

Airlines Face Fines For Misleading Ads

Several airlines operating in Panama and or Colombia are being investigated by Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics Authority for misleading ...

Panama City Parking Fines Increase

Drivers that park illegally in Panama City should expect to face increased fines for their violations in 2017. As vehicles that have been illegally parked are a major contributor to traffic ...

Via Italia Partially Closed Jan 3

Starting January 3rd 2017, Via Italia will be partially closed due to sanitation work. The project, by the Coordinating Unit of the Sanitation Program of Panama, is expected to take ...

Sargent Dies Following DGI Office Burglary

Sgt Nelson Guerra of Panama’s National Police force passed away the afternoon of December 23rd after suffering a shot to the head the DGI office robbery that occurred December ...

ATTT Approves Transit courts for Panama West

The Transit Authority and Land Transport (ATTT) has approved the creation of transit courts in La Chorrera, Chitré and ...

Mi Bus negotiates contracts

Saturday December 10th Juan Carlos Varela announced that his administration has been negotiating with the company Mi Bus to provide service to the areas of Chepo, La Chorrera and Arrijan ...

Invasion Victims Remembered

At 7:30 a.m. Tuesday December 20th relatives of victims and officials met at the Garden of Peace to remember victims of the US invasion of ...

Five dead in MSC Boat Collision

Five people were killed and six are missing after a Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) box ship collided with an Ecuadorian fishing ...

Panama does not make the Oxfam list of Tax Havens

Each year, The Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (Oxfam), creates a list of the world’s top tax havens. This year Panama did not make the ...

Helicopter ambulance arrives in Panama

A $ 10 million helicopter ambulance, the first of it’s kind in Panama, was delivered this week. The helicopter will be used in rescue and humanitarian aid ...

Varela says Corrections will be made to Christmas Food Fairs

On Wednesday, December 14th the Institute of Agricultural Marketing (IMA) Christmas food fair in At Pan de Azúcar, San Miguelito, got out of control and required police to restore ...

Children killed by pick-up in Aguaducle

Two Children age 9 and 12 were killed in a tragic accident in the afternoon, Wednesday December 14th on Calle Alejandro Tapia in ...

Stores Fined for Improper Disposal of Garbage

The Urban Cleaning Authority (AAUD) has imposed 667 fines this year to stores in Panama for the improper disposal of trash in commercial ...

New lanes from La Chorrera to San Carlos announced

President Juan Carlos Varela recently announced that the government will build two new lanes on the Panamerican highway between La Chorrera and San ...